屈狸

Japanese

屈狸 (kuzuri): a wolverine.

Kanji in this term
屈	狸
くつ > くず Grade: S	り Hyōgaiji
Irregular	on’yomi

Etymology

From Nivkh[1][2] кʼузр̌ (kʼuzř).

The kanji spelling is an example of ateji (当て字), used both for the sound values, and for the meanings:

屈 (kuzu, “stooped, bent over”, irregular on'yomi)
狸 (ri, “raccoon dog”, on'yomi)

Pronunciation

(Irregular reading)
- (Tokyo) くずり [kùzúrí] (Heiban – [0])[3]
- IPA^(key): [kɯ̟ᵝzɨᵝɾʲi]

Alternative forms

貂熊 (rare)

Noun

屈狸 (hiragana くずり, katakana クズリ, rōmaji kuzuri)

a wolverine

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts, as クズリ.

When spelled in kanji, the 屈狸 spelling appears to be more common.[4]

References

1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
1984, 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, relevant text online here.
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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